Vic 2017 Xmas in July Case Swap

[laxation]

I won't be there before 7, but keen to try some of the dog's breakfast if it's already brewed by then.

If it's not done then, I'm looking forward to seeing how it all goes together!

 

[husky]

Do we know when Husky will be turning up with the shiny vessel of greatness !
this will obviously dictate kick off for the dogs brekkie brew

I have taken Friday off work so plan to drop the gear off in the morning maybe between 9 & 10? I'm in Scoresby so not far away. Ill stick around as long as I can but have a birthday to attend Friday arvo/night so may not be back till the Sat morning depending. Hopefully I can stay long enough Friday to see the boil and gather some data to make adjustments if required for the Sat brew.
I have a half sack torrified wheat to donate for the mongrel brew if needed too. Just cant see myself using it.

 

[MartinOC]

Looking like some good beers are in this swap! Cmon lurkers, pop yourself on the list and turn up for a laugh and take home some tasty brews [emoji106]

Bring LOTSA LOTSA cubes -there's going to be a SHITLOAD of wort available this weekend.

@MartinOC To add to the dogs breakfast, There'll be 7 and bit kg of wheat left, and 9 kg trad Ale. Where are we at for hops? Let me and any other takers know? happy to inventory the hop freezer!

Seriously, all we'll probably want is base malt to stretch-out the specialties. I don't want to push the system & jam it up with too much wheat/rye on a test-run & end-up with a total clusterfuck on its first go.

I've got a few Kg of Stirling that needs disappearing from the CB freezer that we can use for bittering. Given this is a rough & ready test-brew, I reckon we just do a bittering-only addition & leave anything else to the folks that want to play with it post-cubing.

Remember, this is JUST a test-run for the system, not a planned finesse-brew. If it turns into a train-crash, we learn from it, dump everything, clean-up, make changes & set-up for the Saturday.

 

[Danscraftbeer]

7th July - 9th July Location: Idzy's Brewery - Ferntree Gully

Attendees (Swappers)
1. Idzy
2. Husky
3. DJ_L3THAL - English Brown - ready from September.
4. AJ80 - grapefruit pale ale (should be ready)
5. droid - a pubby Ale pretending to be a pubby Lager
6. Midnight brew - Son of Zeus IPA blended with Harvest IPA
7. mofox1 - Monster Pale (drink now)
8.
9. mofox1 - Heady Topperish (drink now!)
10. Shortybronx
11. Whiteferret
12. Laxation - Stout, American style. Not quite ready
13. TheWiggman - Haters' Wheat© (drink now)
14. GrumpyPaul – American Rye
15. Tahoose
16. Danscraftbeer (if I can rustle up 24 bottles of beer, I didn't plan etc ) I should be able to although they are just my standard house ale stuff, a couple of Stouts, Irish Red Ale, maybe some Saisons very well aged now.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24:


Attendees (Swappers - Reserves)
1. QLD Crew - Discuss
2.

Attendees (Non-Swappers)
1. Technobabble
2. Malt Junkie
3. JB - Fri & Sat
4. Micbrew
5. Nullnvoid xxx
6. MartinOC


Cubists ($40 p/c)
1. Idzy
2. Technobabble
3. Malt Junkie
4. DJ_L3THAL
5. Husky
6. AJ80
7. Midnight brew
8. Shortybronx
9.
10. JB
11. MartinOC
12. Micbrew
13. mofox1
14. Whiteferret
15. Laxation
16. TheWiggman
17. GrumpyPaul
18. GrumpyPaul (if Im allowed 2)
19. Danscraftbeer (if I can get 1)
20.
21.
22.

 

[MartinOC]

There's going to be PLENTY of wort going (don't forget the Friday night "Dog's Brekkie" [if it works-out]), so bring LOTSA cubes & clean-up!

 

[Danscraftbeer]

Just got 2 brand newy 20lt cubes I'll bring both

 

[malt junkie]

Bring LOTSA LOTSA cubes -there's going to be a SHITLOAD of wort available this weekend.



Seriously, all we'll probably want is base malt to stretch-out the specialties. I don't want to push the system & jam it up with too much wheat/rye on a test-run & end-up with a total clusterfuck on its first go.

I've got a few Kg of Stirling that needs disappearing from the CB freezer that we can use for bittering. Given this is a rough & ready test-brew, I reckon we just do a bittering-only addition & leave anything else to the folks that want to play with it post-cubing.

Remember, this is JUST a test-run for the system, not a planned finesse-brew. If it turns into a train-crash, we learn from it, dump everything, clean-up, make changes & set-up for the Saturday.

Oh ... what time we aiming to kick this off/earliest we can arrive, keeping in mind we have to setup swags etc, the setup brew gear and crush malt? (probably a question for @idzy )

Thursday's too soon right?!! (I'm comping at the bit, bring on the weekend!)

 

[Danscraftbeer]

What kind of parking is there? Close to the action? I'm thinking to pull a few tools out of the wagon enough so I could kip in my car if needed etc...

 

[micbrew]

wise move grasshopper .. or Uber it
Its also a good idea to bring your favourite camp chair , stubby holder n glass

 

[malt junkie]

What kind of parking is there? Close to the action? I'm thinking to pull a few tools out of the wagon enough so I could kip in my car if needed etc...

I'm bringing a tent ... want me to chuck in an extra swag?

 

[TheWiggman]

Forecasted for ****** weather on Saturday and Sunday at this stage. I've got a tent but it's a cheapy. How's Idzy's place for low spots and/or waterlogging?

 

[micbrew]

Friday 7 July
Summary

Min 5
Max 14
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Melbourne area
Cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the afternoon.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 1 [Low]

Saturday 8 July
Summary

Min 7
Max 14
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Melbourne area
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely later in the day. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Sunday 9 July
Summary

Min 8
Max 14
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Melbourne area
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly during the morning.

 

[malt junkie]

Bloody warmer than here!!

 

[Nullnvoid]

Friday 7 July
Summary

Min 5
Max 14
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Melbourne area
Cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the afternoon.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 1 [Low]

Saturday 8 July
Summary

Min 7
Max 14
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Melbourne area
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely later in the day. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Sunday 9 July
Summary

Min 8
Max 14
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Melbourne area
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly during the morning.

Practically summer!

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

1mm is nothing... [emoji1]

 

[Nullnvoid]

1mm is nothing... [emoji1]

That's what she said!

 

[TheWiggman]

Well if the Melbourne reports are anything like our local ones 1mm of rain in the evening means 50mm of rain all day. Reports will typically update themselves by the time you're able to stick your head out the window to see how wet or warm it is.

 

[AJ80]

So just to confirm...20 bottles each for the swap? Also, have missed it somewhere in the thread, but what should we be bringing along for cube hop additions? Getting excited for the weekend chaps. Cheers.

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Yep 20 should well and truly cover it mate. Cube hops are sorted and paid for in your $40 unless you want to deviate from the recipe.

What are people's thoughts on bank transfer food monies over next couple of days so I can reimburse those who have already paid for items they are providing and reduce cash handling on the day?

 

[AJ80]

Ah, I definitely missed that bit! Supplied cube hops will make things easier! Cheers for getting back so quick!

+1 for getting money in advance of swap day if possible. It's no fun hounding peeps for cash on the day...